I'm not getting too deep into this because I'll end up killing some one here. But I will point out two important details concerning the issue:

1) There is no such thing as "scientific consensus". If it's "consensus" then - by definition - it's NOT science, it's opinion.

And 2):
Quote Originally Posted by Bonsay View Post
Uh, you do know that polar bears can SWIM, don't you. Just because that bear happens to be lounging on that chunk of ice doesn't mean it's trapped there. Odds are it SWIMMED there. It's far from stranded there, as the bleeding hearts would have you think.